Celestial Bodies is set in the village of al-Awafi in Oman, where we encounter three sisters: Mayya, who marries Abdallah after a heartbreak; Asma, who marries from a sense of duty; and Khawla who rejects all offers while waiting for her beloved, who has emigrated to Canada. These three women and their families witness Oman evolve from a traditional, slave-owning society slowly redefining itself after the colonial era, to the crossroads of its complex present. Elegantly structured and taut, Celestial Bodies is a coiled spring of a novel, telling of Oman’s coming-of-age through the prism of one family’s losses and loves.
- ISBN13 9781912240166
- Publish Date 21 June 2018
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 23 November 2023
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Sandstone Press Ltd
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 320
- Language English